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J. N. LEONARD. DISPLAY CASE EOE oons. No. 320,566. Patented June'ZB,1885.

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JOHN N. LEONARD, OF \VAREHOUSE POINT, OOXNEOTIOUT.

DISPLAY-CASE FOR GOODS.

QPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 320,566, dated June 23,1885.

Application filed November 8, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concerni Be it known that I, JOHN N. LEONARD, ofWarehouse Point, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display- Cases forGoods, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in drawer-cases for holding anddisplaying spool silk, cotton, and other similar goods, the object beingto provide a case of this description which, in addition to its improvedconstruction,'which conduccs to the convenient storage and display ofthe goods which it contains, is uncommonly ornamental, and serves otheruseful purposes.

In the drawings forming part ofthis specification, Figure 1 isaperspective ofa displaycase embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is atransverse section on line x 00, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical section onlincg y, Fig. 2. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views.

In the drawings, a is the rectangular case. b are plain drawers. 0 arespool-drawers. d are mirrors. 6 is a supporting post or spindle. fis apost-stand. v is a bearing for pivot c.

The case a is divided into four drawer-receiving compartments, as shownin Fig. 2, each of which compartments extends from the bottom to the topof the interior of the case, andis of a width a little less thanone-half of the width of the case, so that the drawers 0 and!) may bemade of a greaterlength than they would necessarily be if the extent oftheir movement were limited to the space between the side of the caseand the center chamber around the spindle or post 0.

On the inside of the top of case a is fixed a step or bearing, 1), toreceive the upper end of the post 6, said step being located centrallyat the end of the chamber in the case between the sides of the rearparts of the drawers, as seen in Fig. 2. The bottom of the case a isperforated centrally 'to allow of passing the post into said chamber,and the hole in the bottom is so nearly of the same diameter as the postthat the case is held steady thereon, and when it is revolved it has nolateral motion.

The post 6 is firmly secured in the standf,

and when the case is completely mounted, as I and hides the stand f fromof the ends of the series of drawers 0 and b has its central portionprovided with a mirror, (Z, leaving space at each end of the latter forpanels, upon which any desired lettering may be placed. r

The drawers 0 are constructed with glass fronts and with pins set eitherstraight or inclined in the bottom of the drawer, on which the spools ofsilk are placed, as shown in Fig. The drawers 1) are ordinary plainones. The drawers care constructed substantially as shown in my LettersPatent of October 22, 1872; butit is obvious that such interior fittingsare not essential to this case and its drawers.

The display-case constructed and arranged as described makes aconvenient and roomy receptacle forholding and showing goods, is veryeasily turned to bring either the drawers or mirrorswhere the former maybe opened or the latter looked into, and presents a succession ofbrilliant and ornamental mirrors onits sides while rotating.

1 am aware that rotating rectangular book cases or stands have been madewith shelves extending from the sides past the central standard; also,that ornamental mirrors arecommon in many styles offurniture. I make nobroad claim to such devices.

\Vhat I claim as my invention is- The herein-described rotating--display-ease for goods, consisting of rectangular case a, having aseries of drawers, b, on each face thereof, and at one side of thecentral line of the case, said drawers being of less than half the widthof the case, and extending back at the rear beyond the central line ofthe case when closed, and a mirror, (I, in each face of the case at theside of and arranged substantially as shown and described.

JOHR N. LEONARD.

In presence of ROM. M. FRYER, B. F. MoRsnLL.

the drawers, all combined

